App Store Update: May 14

Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention. For more mobile game trailers, reviews and news be sure to Subscribe to IGNMobileGames on YouTube.

Note:The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.

Game Debuts

Toy Rush – (Freemium)

Thursday is always the biggest day of the week for new releases into Apple's App Store, but frequently studios hoping to make a splash with their latest game then jump the gun a bit and push their product live a day early – and so, by way of example, we have the early debut of Toy Rush (which was scheduled for tomorrow). We've happy to have it now, of course, as it's a charming defense game with a cute theme – rather than defending the Earth from aliens or zombies or something else similarly grotesque, your foes in this one are cuddly toys trying to knock down your fortress constructed from building blocks.

Ekon the Cyborg – (Freemium)

Also arriving a bit earlier than planned is Ekon the Cyborg, a game that looks like what might result if Capcom were to take Mega Man and drop him into the twin-stick shooter genre:

Freebies!

Dudeski – (Free, Down from $1.99)

The spirit of SkiFree lives! Everyone's favorite early '90s PC freeware game is the clear inspiration for Dudeski, though avalanches and lines of sliding penguins were never quite a part of that game over 20 years ago. This one was first released two months ago, and now it's free for the first time.

Platforms Unlimited – (Free, Down from $0.99)

The official description for this one: "Platforms Unlimited is a procedural, minimalistic, zen, madly hard one-button endless platformer! Uninventing the genre to extirpate its core. An arcade game like in the old times when simplicity, fun and challenge ruled."

Price Drops

Machinarium – ($2.99, Down from $4.99)

We just featured this same sale a few days ago, but the price blipped back up to $4.99 before dropping back down again. So if you thought you missed out, here's your second chance.

Updates

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage (Universal) – ($2.99)

Finally, it's been one full year since this Rovio Stars game was first announced, and it's celebrated the milestone with the rollout of Version 1.2.0, which contains 40 new levels set in the belly of The Kraken and an all-new boss battle.